First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (TSX:FM). Miner. Up $1.03, or 9.73 per cent, to $11.62 on 5.9-million shares.

Teck Resources Ltd. (TSX:TCK.B). Miner. Up $1.54, or 6.03 per cent, to $27.10 on 5.8-million shares.

B2Gold Corp. (TSX:BTO). Miner. Up 14 cents, or 4.18 per cent, to $3.49 on 5.2-million shares.

Encana Corp. (TSX:ECA). Oil and gas. Up 23 cents, or 1.60 per cent, to $14.61 on five-million shares.

Companies reporting major news:

Amaya Inc. (TSX:AYA). Online gaming. Down $1.68, or 8.26 per cent, to $18.65 on 1.2-million shares. Following the collapse of merger talks with a British betting company, Amaya Inc. says it's pursing options for making a US$400-million deferred payment related to its purchase of the PokerStars online gambling business in 2014. The Montreal-based company is due to make the payment on Feb. 1, 2017, as part of its acquisition of the Rational Group — and several gaming brands including PokerStars — for US$4.9-billion.